Smyrna times., 1887-03-30

! Ine IulC dTOWeTs OF the PENINSULA con
ditions both unjust and odious who by ,
packed meeting Overslaughed the delega
tion OF growers invited to meet them, anC
made false impression upon the commu-
nifty.
ResOlOed, That the letters and tele
/ grams sent on the Sth of March bv Mr..
A. E. Edwards and Others. of the New
York Fruit Exchange. To the Boston
Board oil Trade, and Others, by which the
latter were led to believe that the Della
ware men had given UP the fight. was a
gross misrepresentation of the facts in the
case.
ResOl0ed, That it is the sense of this
meeting that measures should he taken
1or the return of peach baskets. and we
will give the preference, and recommend
others to give the preference, to those
cities and TO those commission men who
will give us a guarantee for the same.
ResOloed That. if necessary. we will
send our own agents to v.rious points to
sell cur fruit for us.
ResOLCed, That we recommend frnit
growers at all fruit shipping stations to
meet and permanently organize, so that
not only the object of this meetiAg but
other interests OF the grower be secured.
ResOtCed, That committee of six peach
growers he appointed as a standing or
executive committee to act for, and ON
behalf OF this meeting and all fruit grow
ers sympathizing with its object in this
neighbOrhOOd.
HeSOtced, That said committee shall
have authority TO confer and transact
business with the Delaware Fruit Ex-
change, and its branches. and with the
Fruit Exchanges of New York, Boston.
ana Philadelphia, for the Just settlement
of the basket question.
ReSOtDed, That said committee are an
pointed to work Tor the develOpement of
home markets, by bringing BUYERS to our
railroad stations, and particularly to CLAY.
ton; and to co operate with similar com
mlttees OF other town meetings for the
opening OF as many foreign markets as
possible.
ResOlced, That the said committee are
appointed to attend and represent our
views at meetings that may be held in
the towns and cities of the Peninsula and
particularly the meeting for the 12th of
May, at Dover.
ReSOteed, That said committee, be and
are requested. to call future meetings in
TINS town, and to report progress when in
their judgment it may be expedient.
HesotDed, That the said committee are
hereby instructed to inquire into the Oro.
prlety and eXpediency of any legislation
Tor the better protection of the great
peach interests of the State of Delaware.
ReS0t0ed, That if the price of peach
baskets in Boston be fixed at five cents.
the amount to be deposited with the com
mission merchants and refunded when the
baskets are returned, that amount would
be satisfactory to the growers.
ReSOtCed, That the Executive Commit.
tee, in concert with other like commit
tees, are instructed to confer with the
railroad authorities with the view of Sc
curing reduced freight rates, and furtbur
10 secure the prompt arrival of fruit trains
in Jersey City.
ReSOlUed, That we heartily approve of
the efforts made by our delegation TO the
late meeting of the peach receivers and
buyers at New York to secure the main.
tenance of the custom of selling truit that
has so long prevailed
ReSOtDed That copy of the forerOinc
resolutions be forwarded to the Fruit and
Produce Exchanges of the cities of New
York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
These resolutions were taken IN and
read separately and after discussion
adopted, their consideration recurring
over two hours, or rather the
time occupied by certain mem
oers OF the meeting in getting
OH their speeches. Besides the
adoption of the above resolutions. as a
whole, the following committee was
appointed to see after them in the
points specified, as we'll as the general
interest of the growers in the matters
OF shipment and sale: D. J. Cummins
chairman A. G. CumIlins. A. L. Hud.
son, Robert Hill, Samuel Roberts and
John H. Hoffecker.
Mr.. Snow of the firm of Snow & Bro.
OF Boston was present and at the invi,
tatlon of the meeting stated the rela-
tlon the commission meE sustained be-
tween the shipper and the buyer. He
said while he as a commission man was
willing to return the baskets, the six
hundred dealers of Boston and other
New England towns were dead set
against returning the baskets. Though
he could only speak for himself, he
thought perhaps the Boston merchants
might agree on paying five cents for
baskets in lieu of returning them. The
ID. j., A. G. and VIM. P. Cummins were
opposed to this; they were uncompro-
misingly against any change of the old
arrangement and were for =" war to the
knife and the knife to the hiltn ON
their right as shippers. The first
named said that until the through line
was established he had paid only 8 per
cent. for selling his peaches. Later
years they had been charging 10 per
cent. and now want the basket thrown
in which he was not willing to submit
to. II. NJ. Cooper and ]. S. Willis were
willing to compromise on five cents for
the baskets, or to use stickers and re-
celye the quantity of baskets returned
without regard to who had first ship
ped in them. A. l.. Hudson wanted
his own baskets as did others.
VIM. H. Money who spends his Sum-
mers IN selling peaches in New York
said there were commission men IN
that city of standing who had never
sold peaches but who would be clad To
nave the Delaware trade on the condi-
tion OF returning the basket, and he
would be willing to guarantee the bas-
kets. Chas. II. Register, who also
spends his Summers in New York call
ed the attention of the peach growers
to the fact that their heaviest losses
have been from the late arrivals of
the peach trains. He was certain from
his own knowledge that they did not
reach New York at the stipulated hour.
z O'Clock, more than six times all last
Summer. When train did not get in
until four OF five o'clock, it meant a
loss in sales of just about the freight or
say from 10 to Is cents per basket.
The prompt arrival of the trains was
the most important matter to the
grower.
Mr.. Willis considered one of the
most important matters for the peach
growers at this time was organization
and unity of action and purpose and
they can accomplish what will other
wise be utterly impossible. The meet |
ng Adjourned to meet at the call of the |
executive committee.
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